The French Kitchen

This book is a USA TODAY bestselling novel.

In The French Kitchen, ex-pat Kat Fontaine returns to Paris in 1952, still haunted by her time serving in the wartime intelligence service during WWII. A simple cooking class taught by an ambitious chef revives memories of war and sets Kat on a dangerous quest to uncover secrets and find her missing brother.

Meanwhile, the narrative alternates with flashbacks to 1943 northern France, where another woman, Manon Altier, works as a chef in a Nazi-occupied château — by day cooking for high-ranking officers, by night aiding the resistance. As their stories intertwine, the novel weaves themes of betrayal, redemption, love, and the delicate line between survival and conscience.

“Balancing action-packed scenes with entertaining appearances from Julia Child and mouthwatering descriptions of French cuisine.” — Publishers Weekly